2023 Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best General Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Teachers College of San Joaquin to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Teachers College of San Joaquin is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Stockton.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester landed the # 2 spot on the list. KTC McAlester is a fairly small public school located in the town of McAlester.
Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.
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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Klamath Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in education at Klamath Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Central Arizona College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the # 5 spot on the list. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Hobbs.
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Niagara County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Portland Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.
About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Bloomfield College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate general education programs. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield, Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Cumberland County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Vineland, Cumberland County College is a public college with a small student population.
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New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate general education programs. NMSU Grants is a small public school located in the town of Grants.
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General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.